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• r The Heppner Gazette-Times M o rro u ’ C o u n t y '» H o m e -O w n e d W e e k ly N e w s p a p e r M»l |«1 N« n M M I N I S I» VV Vivv 2* isxj « I ' M . l v M o y m r r^ n j^ o n ^ 2"> County schools to graduate seniors Trisha Mahoney Joe Wayne Jemmeti Stephanie Sue ftjyne Baccalaureate and Commencement services will lx- held this week at Heppner and lone High Sehools Heppner Baccalaureate services are scheduled for 7 30 p m . Wednesday May JO at St Patrick * Catholic Church with the Rev Floyd Wilks officiating f irst Christian Church. 203 N Hale, will host a reception for the graduates, family, and friends following the service Commencement services w ill Renee Mone Sfruther* Nancy Wilma Martin Jodi Girisene Ftodberg tiegin 7 3o p m . Saturday. June 1. at Heppner High School Trisha Mahoney , daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Mahonev Heppner will give the invocation J in - Jemmelt, Son of Mr and Mrs Blaine Jemmett la-xington will give the benediction The following honor scholars will address th eir classm ates and friends Nancy Martin, daughter of Mr and Mrs Carl Martin Heppner Janell McKIhany. daughter of \1r Jane 11® McElhany and Mrs t.ary McKIhany , Heppner. Monique Allan, foreign exchange student hosted by Mr and Mrs ta rry Cerullo, Itenee’ Struthers. daughter of Mr and Mrs l.ee Padberg, la-xington. and Stephanie Payne, daughter of Mr and Mrs la-s Payne Heppner Baccalaureate service for lone High School was held Tuesday , May 2Jt at the lone I nited Church of Christ with the Rev Brian Mctiovern presiding Mark Meyers lone Salutalorian Jeff Ball lo n e Valedictorian Commencement service will tiegin at h p in Kriday. May u at the lone High behind gym Paula Anderson will give the involution and Kric Ox>k the benediction Jelf Bull, son of Jim and Marie Boor, will give the Valedictory address Mark Meyers smi of Cordon and Darcene Meyers will give the Salutatory adilress (iuest speaker w ill be Steve lands!nun, manager of the Port of Morrow Family party draws 60 Pre-School Clinic set Thurs. Some sixty descendents of Swedish pioneers Andrew and Sophia Carlson gathered at their homestead runch on Saturday after noon and evening. May 25. for a family potluck Younger members of the family were pleased to have older relatives tell about the first and second generation of Carlsons who came to There will he no regular Kinder garteti classes in Heppner Thurs day May 10. tx-cause a pre school clinic has been schedule«! for child ren who will be five years old on or before October I and plan to attend kindergarten next fall The free preschool clinic is designed to test motor skill develop men), vision, hearing, speech, and language development to review immunization records and to pro vide missed shots fr«-e of charge so that children w ill have their im m unization* current at the tx-ginning of sch<x>l The clinic is fr«-e, but parent* must this area Because the family has grown considerably and is now scattered far and wide, it was . fine time for getting better acquainted The present occupants of the homestead are Clint and Sarah, the fourth generation of the family to live on the homestead built by Clint 's great grandparents City to re-submit budget The Heppner city budget wili be re suhmitted lo voler* June 25. saul Heppner Mayor Cara Costa The s a n ie budget w ili I n - re submilted because thè budget eommittee and thè council consider it a fair budget with no place to trim and because the wording on the May 21 ballot was difficult to understand / Because only 19 voles defeated the budget, we felt we would try again,” concluded Costa Edmund son resigns Citing pressures of the job. M or row County School District Assistant Superintendent John Kdmundson has resigned his job in favor of teaching math at Heppner Klemen tary Schixil next year Kdmundson ha* been assistant superintendent for the past 10 years, and prior to that wa* principal at lone High School for three years " I have had a long standing interest in leaching and the pressure (of asst supt > wa* causing health and well tx-ing problems for me," Kdmundson said last week Kdmunson said he requested the re assignment and that there was absolutely no controversy involved The change is not surrounded by controversy It is a change I asked forandone I m looking forward to." he adil«‘d He said the district would tx-gin looking for a new sup«-rintend«-nt immediately Krebs escapes John M Krebs I II serving to year* for the June 1983 robbery of the lone branch of the Hank of Kastern Oregon has reportedly e* raped from the Oregon State Pen itentiary farm annex Krebs and another inmate fleil from the annex hx ated southeast of Salem, at about 9 a m Sunday morning according to state police in Hermiston Krebs and Richard G Met awley. 46. from Marion County . were opera ting a white 1978 International silage truck with a red box No further information on the escape was avail able Krebs 34. of Hermiston had pleaded guilty to first degree rob tx-ry ami ex convict in possession of a firearm in connection with the June 9. I9KJ robbery of $i9.txxi from th«- bank at lone He was arrested without incident at a Bend r«-sort two days after the robbery Krebs had tx-en sentenced to 10 years in prison with no chance of parole until five years had tx-en served Hopper «survey underway Grasshopjx-r* may pose a signi fincant economic threat in portions of Morrow County. according to OSII Kxtensmn Agent Sieve Campbell A surv ey of arras to the viuth and west of Heppner by Dick Jackson. Oregon Department of Agriculture Kntomo logist. and Camptx-ll indicate that some potential hot spots are developing Hatching is in progress below 3,(881 foot elevations It is still too early in the higher areas A more detailed survey will be conducted on June 3 according to Campbell This w ill allow fer all the late hatching hoppers and should provide a clear picture of the situ ation. said Campbell If the results of this survey indicate a need for further action survey crews will move in June 4 and 5 and do a thorough evaluation ot .viorrow County Rangeland A public meeting to begin planning and to sign up blocks of land will be held on June 7 Meeting time and place will be published in that week's Gazette Times. It is hoped that extensive control efforts will not be needed However, such action cannot be ruled out. according to Jackson, and proper plai ning now can save a lot of lime iater Areas to be sprayed must he blocks of 10.(881 or more acres There can be no more than 10 percent cropland w ithin each block All prmlucers within the block must sign up or it will not be approved Jackson stressed that there can be no exceptions to this requirement All money must be paid before an aerial application will be scheduled « all ahrud (or appianinomi* for Iheir ehildren Parents need lo bring their « hiId » bu tti certificate and immum/ation record in order tu enroll their child in kindergarten A free dentai checkup is also avallatile for ttxise attending thè clinic May Mi only parents may take their preschooler lo Dr A le x a n d e r* office without an appointmenl for a dentai checkup Kaeh chili! should pian tu *|x-ml alxiut 90 minute* at (he schixil lo compiete thè screening exams. lo meet with kindergarten teacher Cherry Mehlx-r and take a test in (he kindergarten rixim Water supply outl(X)k Mater supplies are forecast to be slightly below average during the next three month*, reports the Morrow County Soil and Mater Conservation District Amount* received were Ckiah 0 58 '. 43 percent of averag e. Heppner U 78 65 percent of average Thr mountain snow pack I* well tx-low normal for this time of year forecasts of stream flow for May July are a* follows Butter Creek near I ’inr City I 4 thousand acre fret which I* 92 p«-rcent of average 3 7 a f Rhea Creek near Heppner 2 0 thousand acre feel which is 91 High 81 84 86 73 74 77 71 Urn SI Free ss 54 48 43 45 44 01 II 1»> the ( !it> of ll(>p|>ner $63,687 pared from county operating levy ¡ Monique R Allan W eather Tues May 21 Misi Mas 22 Thurs . May 23 F r i . Mav 24 Sat . M Nun , Mav 26 Mon May 27 percent of average 2 2 a f W illow Creek .it Heppner 2 7 thousand acre feel which is 93 percent of average 2 9 a f Rick Creek above fayuse Canyon near Condon 2 2 thousand acre feel which is 92 percent of average 2 4 a f These slream flow forecasts assume normal weather conditions for th«- rest of the season, concludes the S M C D report The Morrow County Budget has ticen reduced $ > l 4ii3 since the May 21 election defeat reports County Budget Office I a) Ray ne Bowman Service* have boon cut in different areas, but short of cutting pro grams it * all we could do.” said liow man I'he Hospital Board requested that their operating levy go to the voters separately from the county's oper ating lev y There were no cuts in the hospital lev v following the May 21 defeat The total amount of the levy remains the same $419.704 which reflects a 31 cent jx-r It non lax rate The amount of taxes required to balance the budget lias tx-eii reduced 2 5 percent $*-( 687 from the $2.M2. >4i excluding the $417.704 hospital levy ' M.iy 21 lew The $2 198.856 s|x-cial levy reflects a lax rale of $3 4‘* (x-r $1 non voters will voice their opinions June 25 Budget cuts were made in the following areas Road Department $10. 0 «*l from roadside wi-ed spraying IIS.IXXI from engineering lor new projects which the county will now lx- unable to do $< ixm from the line item for extra help and personnel services, tv xsi for paint and latxir from the striping project (•cneral fund $.-oo from County Court, extra help. $5txi from the Assessor s office lor materials and services gasoline $.x«l from the County Clerk's Office for materials and services $1.830 Iron» secre tarial help for the County Counsel. $2<X) (or Juvenile Serv ices, materials and services $5,598 from the Sher iff s Department from the line item for parttime personnel. $1.700 from the Planning Department for map ping lixlgmg ami meals -materials and services $5<X) from the Build mg Inspector for materials and services $1 2i*i reduced from rupi tal outlay for a computer terminal which will not be purchased,$300 .from the Museum for repair and maintenance of the b uildin g.II.000 from the Weed Control District $.150 from the boil and Mater Conserva lion District $1 475 from the Kxten sion Service $1 078 from the money alhx'ated to city road districts 'has ed on a percentage of the county road department levy- and $250 from the North Morrow Medical Clinic lor materials and services Not affecting the tax levy, but included in the total budget amount is $5 ixm additional income from the sale of software for the county * computer 325 attend Pioneer Picnic t l v J t s I IN I Ml \ | H K K K l I H I I I he 12nd Vnnual Morrow County Pioneer Picnic Oil Sunday. May 28, wa* attended hv 125 persons The large fairground hall became a diningrixmi gaily decorated with Swedish style garlands of blue, yellow and red and with many Swedish flags prnv tiled by the Carlson family lanus and Betty and Swede and Krance* were the primary hosts Betty prepared the ihree sectioned, eight fool high family tree on display After the presentation of Colors by memlx-rs of the Heppner High KFA Chapter Dick McKHigotl of lone Legion Post 95 and Geneva Mathews, music teacher in lone's si'hmils were introduced by Louis Carlson during In* welcome, and the three of them gave a serious opening to the reunion by remembering the war herix-s from the county Then Carlson introduced members of his family The day * invnca'ion was given by Pastor Rick Kvenson of Hop*- Valhy Lutheran Church Jean Nelson of the Morrow County Historical Society presented the loth Century Plaque to the Alvin McCabes who presently live on and operate the M A Olden farm Prizes were given out by Mildreil Carlson Hope and Janet Carlson Schoolcraft which were Ixiught last year in Sweden especially for pre senlatmn at this reunion Kach was wrapped in the Swedish colors, blue and gold One non Swedish prize, a sheep skin rug from New Zealand, was also presented by Jim Barratt, fovallis to the couple who had traveled the farthest to attend the reunion. Sally and David Cureton. Carlson relatives from Alexandrea. Virginia A s«-cond far traveler prize was awarded to Kdith Tupper Castle, a non Carlson from San Diego. California Special prizes honored the oldest person present. Kdith Babb, Heppner who will sixin lx- 95. the oldesl lady of Swedish descent, Ksther Bergstrom and the oldest gentleman with Swedish blond, laiurem e Hecket Two of the hosts for the 1988 reunion. Robert and Judy latughlin. representing the John Kilkenny Family, and Alvin and DeAnna McCabe of thr M Olden family who will host the 1987 reunion were inlrixluced 25% of voters turned out May 21 only 25 percent or 1,120 of the county * 4 559 registered voters cast ballots in lb«- Tuesday. May 21 election lone precinct had the largest percentage of voters turn out with 4.. percent of the i-e.i registered voters casting ballots The com bined Heppner Hardman precinct with I., percent was second. followed by Lexington with 31 percent, Boardman with 16 percent, and Irngon with 12 percent 7 th graders learn tree planting Pettyjohn s to turn oyer operation of store Howard and Jo Pettyjohn. owner* of Pettyjohn* harm A Builder* Supply for the past 21 years, have announced they will lx- turning over operation of the business to their son lairry and hi* wife Kerry on June l Howard and Jo purchased the store in Nov of 1963 from J G Barrett Howard had been an employee of Kinzua Corp as a certified lumber grader for 18 years In 198*. the Pettyjohn's built a new store where it is presently located Although they plan to move out of the hardware business, th«- Petty John's still plan to remain active by running their plumbing and excava ling business out of their home on the Heppner Condon Highway Jo also plans to do some Ixxikkeeping and advertising work for the hard ware store "We'll manage to spend some more time up in the mountains and on our mini farm tixi." said Jo tairry Pettyjohn will he taking over after spending the past four years working in the business He and his wife Kerry are txith gradu ate* of Heppner High and Larry is a graduate of Oregon State lairry had previously worked eight years as a teacher in Washington The couple has two children. Melissa eight, and Travis six «*■ i » on May 7 and 8 a bus of seventh graders from Heppner Jr High rolleil nut for a different classroom the forest Forest Service personnel Dave Tharp and Nancy lainkfnrd led the field trqj to help expand on the subject taught in Sarah Carlson's science class The students first had a tour of the seedling facilities at the District's compound This included the storage ctxiler where seedling* are kept at near freezing temperature* so the seedlings will stay dorment It also included the jellyrolling pnxes* in which the seedlings root* are dipped in a water and vermiculite mixture and then wrapped in wet burlap Both prix-esses help the seedling retain moisture and greatly enhance survivial of the seedling after planting After touring the seedling faril dies the students were off for the wixxls where they were instna ted to find as many different tree cones as possible pine cones fir cones larch «•ones, male cones, female cones, or whatever else they could i-ome up with The student* brought back more questions than they did cones, said a Forest Service s|x>kesperson This led to some on site explanations of harriers to natural regeneration and the genetic program of the Forest Service Student* ate sack lunches at Bull Prairie Campground so they had plenty of «-nergy for learning about tree planting in the aftermxin After a short discussion of forest manage ment, the different methods of planting were demonstrated and then the students tried it on their own They enthusiastically planted tree* Just as fast as the Forest Service cleared and drilled the holes rhe students then learned how to install seedling protectors so their trees would lx- protected from browse damage Basically the planting the seventh graders did is a scaled d«iwn version of the planting the Forest Service and its con tractors do on hundreds of acres every year To end the day each student left with a si-edling to plant al home, and a little more knowledge of the reforestation process, concluded the spokesperson
